I bought the car from a member of www.RS2000-16v.com.

I actually got it in December 2012, but work and other things have meant I haven't really touched it much so far. The basic spec when I bought the car was as follows...

Body:

Seam welded MK5 RS2000 body shell with Safety Devices bolt-in roll cage
Safety Devices rear strut brace
Custom (I think) front strut brace
MK6 rear end conversion
MK6 skirts
MK6 front end conversion
Group A headlamps
Kit Car splitter (from a Mondeo)
Kit Car bonnet vent
Unknown roof vent
Kit Car spoiler (currently removed)
Widened wheel arches
Perspex windows

Engine:

De-APS manifold
K&N filter
Superchip
Ashley Group N exhaust and decat

Transmission:

Standard but with Quaife ATB diff
Dave Mac driveshafts (+45mm each side)

Brakes:

Standard with hydraulic handbrake
Braided lines and internal brake pipes

Suspension:

Bilstein Group N dampers
Group A front and rear top mounts
Modified lower arms for wider track, with spherical bearings
Lengthened tie rods
Poly bushes

Then there's all the usual safety gubbins of course, but I won't bore you with that. My reason for buying the car was to get some competitive miles under my belt in a car that's reliable and not too expensive to run.

Plans for this originally included moving up to 17" wheels to facilitate larger front brakes, giving the interior a bit of a make over, a repaint, flocked dash and a couple of other little bits; moving the battery out of the engine bay, repositioning the hydraulic handbrake, adding a couple of extra gauges etc etc.

Some running issues highlighted a few problems with the wiring, and this is where things started to get out of hand to be honest...

Picture of it on a rally before I got it:



And pictures of when I got it: